Harding Vetoes Bonus Bill Over Financial Risk
President Harding vetoed HR 10874 the bill to provide Adjusted Compensation for World War I veterans. He argues the plan creates unsustainable debt, lacks funding, and would force higher taxes, warning it sets a dangerous credit precedent while not meeting immediate needs with cash. He urges Congress to pursue economy and avoid broad public debt.
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Harding
Congress
Journal
Washington, D. C
United States
Treasury
Republic
Deston
House
Bethel Harvest Festival Plans Near Washington
Bethel Presbyterian church hosts a three day Harvest Festival September 29 to October 1 nine miles northeast of Washington. Jubilee Singers of the Washington A M E church open Friday night with a free concert. A bicommunity Homecoming follows Saturday with a pageant Sunday afternoon and a fruit and vegetable offering for Ottumwa Children's Home. Contributions welcomed from outside Bethel.
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Bethel Presbyterian Church
Washington
Jubilee Singers
Washington A. M. E
Bethel
Bic
America
Europe
Ottumwa
American Home Finding Association
Spens Named Federal Fuel Distributor in New Policy
Conrad E. Spens of Chicago, vice president of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad, appointed federal fuel distributor under the new coal distribution and anti profiteering act. Harding signs administration coal distribution and anti profiteering bills and the fact finding coal commission bill.
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Washington
Conrad E. Spens
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Harding
Coal Commission
Puff Adder Lurks Ready to Strike on Bare Ground
Caution urged as puff adder venom poses deadly risk to hikers and workers. Executors warn travelers to watch where they step and wear protective gear in dry grassy areas where snakes lie in wait.
Embarrassing Moments and Speechless Terrors
A reflection on common human embarrassments when words fail and nerves freeze leading to awkward pauses. The piece suggests many experience this tongue tied discomfort in social moments and public speaking.
Requisite Foundation on Principle and Constitution
The text argues that principle to a man is like a free constitution to a nation, granting goodness and happiness whose duration remains uncertain without a guiding foundation. It emphasizes the stability a principle provides for lasting virtue and civic liberty.
California electrical firm digs to set telephone poles
A California electrical corporation operates equipment that digs holes and sets telephone poles daily, highlighting its capacity to install utility infrastructure efficiently.
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California Electrical Corporation
Fathers Nix during holidays at toy shops
A satirical note from Harper's Magazine mocks adults crowding toy windows while kids look on. It laments middle aged shoppers wanting toys for themselves rather than buying for children and calls their behavior brazen and hypocritical.
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Annie
Alec
Harper's Mexsazine
Belief that all Washington treaties will be ratified
Washington officials believe all treaties from the Washington Arms Conference will eventually be ratified by all governments. They note progress on the five power naval limitation, four power Pacific, and nine power Far East pacts, with France and Italy delaying final action. France’s stance and Italy’s reservations are tied to Paris’s parliamentary reconvening in October.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Hughes
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
Italy
Far East
China
Belgium
Portugal
Netherlands
Germany
Anl
Rome
The Exile and the Restoration lesson overview
A compact summary notes the national dirge from Jewish exiles in Babylon, the emergence of two psalms as anthems, and the arc of Judah's captivities from 606 to 445 B C. It highlights key figures Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Mordecai Esther Nehemiah Ezra and the rebuild of Jerusalem under Cyrus and Darius. It frames the Sept 24 lesson as a broad view of two centuries in this remarkable people's history.
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America
Babylon
Judah
Daniel
B. C
Ezekiel
Nebuchadnezzar
Jerusalem
Cyrus of
Persia
Zerubbabel
Ezra
Nehemiah
Jeremiah
Ezekial
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Nebuschadnezzar
Belohazear
Darius
Artaxerxes
Cyrus
Mordecai
Esther Nehemiah
Joshua
Whitman’s Checkered Path To Leaves of Grass
Whitman pursued varied work from errand boy to printer to teacher and editor, founding the Long Islander and drafting speculative real estate projects. He produced Leaves of Grass in 1865, praised by Emerson as a striking American achievement.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Whitman
Walt Whitman
Brooklyn Eagle
Long Islander
Brooklyn
Emerson
Rica
Defying March of the Years in Living Youth
A reflective note from the Chicago American on aging and vitality. It asserts that age cannot be fixed by clocks or calendars, praising men who stay mentally active and engaged with life’s real wonders beyond years.
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Chicago
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the Journal
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